cóxegas

Galician

Cóxegas

Alternative forms

cóchegas

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”). Cognate with Portuguese cócegas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃe̝ɣa̝s/

Noun

cóxegas f pl

tickling, tickle (feeling resembling the result of tickling)
Synonym: celigras

References

“coxegas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“cóxegas” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“cóxegas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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